Atom-photon interactions in a system of coupled cavities
Optics
2016-04-27 v2 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We give a theoretical treatment of single atom detection in an compound, optical micro cavity. The cavity consists of a single mode semiconductor waveguide with a gap to allow atoms to interact with the optical field in the cavity. Optical losses, both in the semiconductor and induced by the gap are considered and we give an estimate of the cavity finesse. We also compute the cooperativity parameter and show how it depends on the gap width and cavity length. Maximization of the cooperativity does not always correspond to maximization of the coupling.
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@article{arxiv.1201.3534,
title = {Atom-photon interactions in a system of coupled cavities},
author = {Abdelkrim El Amili and Sébastien Gleyzes and Christoph I Westbrook},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.3534},
year = {2016}
}